blood plasma

blood plas·ma

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bluhd plaz-muh]
- /blʌd ˈplæz mə/
- /blʌd ˈplæz.mə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bluhd plaz-muh]
- /blʌd ˈplæz mə/

Definitions of blood plasma words

noun blood plasma the pale yellow fluid portion of the blood; blood from which red and white blood cells and platelets have been removed 3
noun blood plasma a sterilized preparation of this fluid for use in transfusions 3
noun blood plasma the fluid part of blood, as distinguished from the corpuscles 3
noun blood plasma the plasma or liquid portion of human blood. 1
noun blood plasma yellowish fluid in blood 1
noun blood plasma (hematology) The clear fluid portion of blood in which the red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets are suspended; forms serum upon clotting. 0

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Origin of blood plasma

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10

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blood plasma popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

blood plasma usage trend in Literature

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